b13 wont start or crank? HELP!

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Ricer_X_01

Discussion Starter · May 24, 2005

i really dont know if you all will believe my luck

, but today i went to get in my se-r and it wont start now either. i turn the key and nothing, it wont even crank. the battery isnt dead cuz everything else works, the car just wont crank. turn the key and silence. checked the neutral safety switch, checked for a good battery connection, but i just cant think of anything else for it not to wanna crank. the car ran fine without any problems prior to this. now i just bought this car less than 2 weeks ago and have put about 300 miles on it. if anybody has and help or suggestions please post up. oh and i tried searching, but i dont know what to search under.

tia,
Jim

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paNX2K&SE-R

· #2 · May 24, 2005

Try looking at the wires on the starter and also make sure its grounded on the block ok. What did you pick up for the new daily ride Jim?

cortrim1

· #3 · May 24, 2005

check the main engine ground its connected to the thermostat housing and the chasis. when it has a bad connection the car will not start.

Ricer_X_01

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 24, 2005

i got a 92 ser 5speed matt. i totalled my 93 auto on mothers day, i fell asleep at the wheel. **** happens you know.

anyways, im pretty stumped with it at this point. i checked the grounds and they look to be fine.

jerimiah

· #5 · May 24, 2005

Starter?????

Nyc Sr20PowerD

· #6 · May 25, 2005

even though everything works, and the dash light up, recheck the battery if all is good there!

get a big pipe hammer or something go under the car and bang the starter a bit, if it starts after banging the starter then u need one!

pertuzian

· #7 · May 25, 2005

Sometimes a bad starter solenoid, if it happens to fail in the right (wrong) position, can both cause a car to die when driving and also to not start. I'm betting this is what's wrong with my Garage Queen. You might want to try jumping your starter straight off the battery, which will tell you whether it's good or not. There are several threads with good info on this, but I can't hel you with search terms off the top of my head beyond the obvious ones.

David

JGsnismoser

· #8 · May 25, 2005

This can be only 2 things.

Battery power
Starter ( check grounds,Relays )

ralphy SE-R

· #9 · May 25, 2005

If after you banged the starter the car tries to start then you don't need a new one, just take it to someone that knows how to repair them.

Mine did that and the repair was very cheap.

Mr SE-R

· #10 · May 26, 2005

Check the little plastic bolt that the clutch pedal has. Sooner o later that plastic bolt can broke and then you can't start your car. When this happens the car will not crank.

Ricer_X_01

Discussion Starter · #11 · May 26, 2005

Mr SE-R said:
Check the little plastic bolt that the clutch pedal has. Sooner o later that plastic bolt can broke and then you can't start your car. When this happens the car will not crank.

checked that and bypassed the neutral saftey switch and replaced the battery with a freshly charged one. none of which were the problem.

Huberus

· #12 · May 30, 2005

this happened to my friends car and some of the wires in his alternator werent plugged in or something.

Ricer_X_01

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 2, 2005

replaced the ground on the thermostat housing, not it. banged the starter with a hammer, not it. cleaned up the connections on the starter, not it.

im telling you guys, if i replace this starter and it doesnt start, imma flip the hell out!

Ricer_X_01

Discussion Starter · #14 · Jun 5, 2005 (Edited)

turned out to be my starter

pulled the one off my wrecked one and installed it, took about an hour and she fired right up.

thanx again for all the suggestions guys!

Jim

p.s. the 2 14mm bolts are a PITA

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mickeyandone

· #15 · 2 mo ago

pertuzian said:
Sometimes a bad starter solenoid, if it happens to fail in the right (wrong) position, can both cause a car to die when driving and also to not start. I'm betting this is what's wrong with my Garage Queen. You might want to try jumping your starter straight off the battery, which will tell you whether it's good or not. There are several threads with good info on this, but I can't hel you with search terms off the top of my head beyond the obvious ones.

David

Ricer_X_01 said:
replaced the ground on the thermostat housing, not it. banged the starter with a hammer, not it. cleaned up the connections on the starter, not it.

im telling you guys, if i replace this starter and it doesnt start, imma flip the hell out!

starter brushes are probably worn out

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